Well, for all of you who seem to be lacking in critical thinking skills...
And, of course, you're the expert in critical thinking skills, being a Christian who bashed Paul without ever reading Peter's opinion of Paul in 2Pet 3:16.
I would think having the willingness to investigate is part of being a "critical thinker".
But, I’ll leave you with another question…
“Have you not read…?” (Jesus Christ, Mat 22:31)
Move along please. This has nothing to do with the Bible.
But it does have to do with the person trying to give lessons in "critical thinking skills".
Sorry I paused this thread for a moment in order to point-out hypocrisy.
Please continue…